Jean Wright, 66, LaFontaine, went peacefully to be with her Lord at 12:56 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, with her family at her side at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born on Oct. 11, 1947 in Wabash County, to the late Lawrence “Shorty” Guenin and Marguerite (Troyer) Guenin, she survives in LaFontaine.

She was a 1965 graduate from Southwood High School, also from Ball State University. She married Larry Wright on Aug. 2, 1969, he survives. She was a school teacher for the MSD of Wabash County Schools for 42 years. She is a member of St. Matthews United Church of Christ, Wabash, and had previously attended LaFontaine Christian Church. She was a member of LaFontaine Eastern Star in LaFontaine, Frances Slocum D.A.R., Retired Teachers Association, and the LaFontaine Study Club.